Tag: Weather

  • Happy August! Moving the station just in time for rain. Signal Weather nerd Group.

    Happy August! Moving the station just in time for rain. Signal Weather nerd Group.

    New Sensor Location Happy August everyone! We will get a bit of a break from the sunny weather today and will enjoy some cool and even a little rain! An important bit of news for the station. I have moved most of the sensors off of our shed where they have been for many years.…

  • Showers and Rain on the Way – Cool Waves noticed on the Webcam, check out the time-lapse.

    Showers and Rain on the Way – Cool Waves noticed on the Webcam, check out the time-lapse.

    As I mentioned on Monday, showers will begin today. It was already drizzling this morning when I left Port Alberni. The showers today will be mostly focused on the west coast with just a little bit reaching into the inland areas of Vancouver Island. The East side stays mostly dry through this afternoon except for…

  • The driest and warmest place in Canada (today) is Tofino.

    The driest and warmest place in Canada (today) is Tofino.

    This wasn’t my idea. I was inspired to write this after reading Cliff Mass’s blog today of the same sort about Seattle. So credit where credit is due! Fun fact: Port Alberni and Tofino and other Island locations are among the driest places in North America today. After reading that Seattle had the driest air…

  • That’s right. It really is summer this time

    For real this time. The models all agree. The satellite pictures are smartening up. The sun is out, and it’s staring to get warmer before lunchtime. We are in for some real summer weather for the next week or two. Nothing like the heatwave out east of course, but compared to what we’ve been suffering…

  • Nicer weekend on the way

    picture post…. From Langford. We should see a little sun this weekend and reasonable temps. And Im getting more optimistic about our summer starting august long weekend. OK we need to all help push the big ridge of high pressure out in the pacific to the right…. READY. PUUUUSSSSHHHHHHHH!